{"id":12141,"date":"2020-08-01T19:12:52","date_gmt":"2020-08-01T19:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=12141"},"modified":"2020-08-01T19:12:52","modified_gmt":"2020-08-01T19:12:52","slug":"meet-kenyas-athletics-one-hit-wonders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sport\/meet-kenyas-athletics-one-hit-wonders","title":{"rendered":"Meet Kenya\u2019s athletics one hit wonders"},"content":{"rendered":"

AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> They came, conquered and disappeared in a flash.<\/p>\n

Like Lake Maracaibo\u00a0in Venezuela \u2013 which was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records for its \u201chighest concentration of lightning\u201d each year \u2013 some Kenyan athletics stars hit the world stage in track and road running and faded away like lightning.<\/p>\n

From 2008 Olympic 800m champion and IAAF Gold League jackpot winner Pamela Jelimo, former world marathon record holder Dennis Kimetto, former Boston and New York marathons winner Geoffrey Mutai to former Africa 1500m champion Haroun \u2018Land Cruiser\u2019 Keitany, these record-breaking machines left the athletics world in awe.<\/p>\n

They share a cocktail of fairytales \u2013 theirs are from grass to grace stories, and then there are the occasional grass to grace to grass again.<\/p>\n

Jelimo\u2019s impressive performances in the 2008 season left the sporting world pondering what went wrong.<\/p>\n

At just 18 and in only her first season on the international circuit, Jelimo won the 2008 IAAF Golden League Sh67 million ($1 million) jackpot and became the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gold medal, setting five World Junior records and four African senior records on her way to making history.<\/p>\n

In four months, Jelimo went from an unknown athlete to an\u00a0Olympic champion.<\/p>\n

By the end of the season, with the Golden League jackpot to back up her Olympic title, the then 18-year-old Jelimo from a family of modest existence was heading for a life transformed. From having a road in Kapsabet named after her, to an audience with former President Mwai Kibaki, Jelimo was no doubt an instant celebrity.<\/p>\n

By and by, her athletics form and fame started to vanish steadily and, within 12 months, it was no more.<\/p>\n

Hers is the classic story of one-hit wonders that have lit the world stage in athletics — one moment you see them, the next you don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the sad reality some Kenyan stars undergo after staging a brilliant show.<\/p>\n

Mole trapper<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kimetto was a marathon record holder, much in the same mould as current sensation Eliud Kipchoge, the first man to run a marathon under two hours. Kimetto, who rose from trapping moles in Kamwosor village in Keiyo South to global fame, stunned the world when he ran a jaw-dropping 2:02.57 time in the 2014 Berlin marathon, becoming the first man to run a sub-2:03 in the 42km run.<\/p>\n

Not bad for a man who picked up athletics after setting traps to flush out moles in people\u2019s farms in his rural home to earn a living.<\/p>\n

He charged a fee for every mole he trapped. His village mates never expected that he could one day set a world marathon record.<\/p>\n

Another one who rose from obscurity to rule the world under his feet was Kimetto\u2019s mentor Mutai, who posted a course record of 2:03.02 at the 2011 Boston Marathon.<\/p>\n

Born of peasant farmers in Mumberes village in Baringo County, Mutai\u2019s family could hardly afford sugar. Growing up, breakfast at Mutai\u2019s home consisted of sugarless tea and porridge, a situation that encouraged him to train harder and run faster to earn money.<\/p>\n

After Form Four, Mutai secured a contract at the then Kenya Power and Lighting Company (now Kenya Power) as a general worker in Nakuru.<\/p>\n

But after one year, he was laid off.<\/p>\n

\u201cI used the little savings I made from Kenya Power and went to the Kiptenden Athletics Club in Kericho,\u201d he told<\/p>\n

From there, the streets of major world cities became his stomping grounds — he made it big in the marathon but vanished almost in the same manner he appeared.<\/p>\n

Moses Mosop, the 2011 Chicago Marathon winner, was a cobbler at the Kamasia trading centre in Elgeyo Marakwet.<\/p>\n

After Form Four and with poverty a hindrance to his unbridled love for athletics, Mosop decided to repair shoes to get money to buy running gear and raise matatu fare to attend athletics competitions. And luck came his way, posting good shows in big city marathons before fading away.<\/p>\n

His fairy tale is a carbon copy of Micah Kogo\u2019s storyline. He has also come a long way.<\/p>\n

In 2003, Kogo who operated a butchery at Burnt Forest trading centre on the Uganda highway made a meteoric rise by breaking the world 10km record and managing\u00a0a runner-up finish in his debut in Boston Marathon.<\/p>\n

Hardships<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kogo, who also endured numerous hardships after completing his secondary school education won several races. He has not featured much since then.<\/p>\n

Moses Kiptanui, three-time world 3000m steeplechase champion and the first man to run the race in under eight minutes, said there are diverse reasons why athletes like Jelimo shot to the top and disappeared within a short time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am not sure but it needs a lot of research. What I know is that age matters. For an athlete to step up to a marathon must be over 20 years old.\u00a0Again, the way an athlete gets exposed to training matters a lot. What kind of training the athlete undergoes and how he pushes himself. Many athletes burn out,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Then there is the issue of lifestyle.<\/p>\n

\u201cAthletes demand a high level of discipline and mental strength,\u201d said Kiptanui.<\/p>\n

Bro Colm O\u2019 Connell, who has been coaching Kenyan athletes at St Patrick\u2019s High School Iten since 1976, concurs with Kiptanui.<\/p>\n

\u201cAthletes make huge sacrifices in terms of discipline and commitment to reach the top level. In most cases, few of them manage it well. Successful athletes take the sport with passion.\u00a0A majority want to make money, accumulate wealth and lose motivation. That\u2019s why they cannot be consistent,\u201d O\u2019 Connel said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome athletes are pushed very hard in training while at the youth and junior level. And rising to the highest level is demanding, especially under difficult conditions. So, they burnt out early,\u201d said Colm.<\/p>\n

Leah Malot, the 1987 All Africa Games 10,000m champion and a nominated MCA in Uasin Gishu, said such athletes face challenges that range from marital issues to failure to handle the fame that comes with glory.<\/p>\n

\u201cApart from injuries, some of our women athletes undergo serious marital problems. Their spouses may not allow them to give attention to athletics. So, they find it difficult multi-tasking athletics and family matters,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOthers have ended their careers due to family conflict. It is not easy,\u201d said Malot, whose athletics career spanned 32 years \u2013 from 1985 to 2013.<\/p>\n

Most high achieving athletes, she said, come from humble backgrounds and handling the fame and huge money always trouble them.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce an athlete makes good money, several business plans cross their minds. You will see an athlete devoting much of the time in the farm or constructing apartments in town instead of training. That is how they dip in form and disappear,\u201d said Malot, who retired from athletics and opted to pursue a degree in Business Management at Moi University.<\/p>\n

Former world marathon record holder Patrick Makau, three-time Amsterdam Marathon\u00a0winner Wilson Chebet, former Africa 1500m champion Haroun \u2018Land cruiser\u2019 Keitany, former world half marathon winner Wilson Kiprop and 2006 Commonwealth Games 800m champion Alex Kipchirchir also shone for a short time.<\/p>\n

Other one-hit wonders are 1993 world 800m champion Paul Ruto and 1998 Commonwealth Games 800m champion Japhet Kimutai.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AfricaPress-Kenya: They came, conquered and disappeared in a flash. Like Lake Maracaibo\u00a0in Venezuela \u2013 which was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records for its \u201chighest concentration of lightning\u201d each year \u2013 some Kenyan athletics stars hit the world stage in track and road running and faded away like lightning. 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